Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Mighty Webs

     The book that I feel like I need to talk about is Charlotte's Web by E.B.White which is not only about a pig named Wilbur who goes on a life changing experiance where he meets a spider named Charlotte, who is the type of friend that people rarely come across. Their friendship is so strong that it could beat the way of life of why farmers raise pigs.

     Wilbur and Charlotte's friendship is very unique. A pig and a spider becoming friends! This relates to the friendship of Freak and Max in the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrook. Freak, as small and smart as he was and Max, as big and not very interested in learning, made their friendship so different, yet so magical and completing. People usually look for friends who are similar to themselves to have more in common and have the same likes and dislikes as themselves, and that makes Freak's and Max's friendship so unique.

     This book is so good because the author, E.B.White writes books for adults and when you read between the lines of books he has published that seem like they're for children, you'll se that there are so many themes packed into this book.

     Charlotte's Web kept me in its web throughout the entire book. It showed me that people usually go with what looks more comfortable to them and not check the other options to see what works better, but when choosing Charlotte as a friend, Wilbur didn't care who he had as a friend.

2 comments:

  1. Malik,

    I really like this sentence: "Charlotte's Web kept me in its web throughout the entire book." Also good job comparing Charlotte's Web to Freak the Mighty.

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  2. I like how you expanded on your ideas and how you connected charlottes web with freak the mighty.

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